This course teaches you the concepts of risk and expected return. This course presents an overview of the basic concepts and techniques used to construct financial portfolios. You will learn about the investment process and get a very good understanding of economic, industry, and company analyses. We will also look at understanding and interpreting major portfolio management and risk concepts. Through this course, you will discover the basic concepts of Modern Portfolio Theory.
This course is part of the Financial Markets and Investment Strategy Specialization
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Approx. 9 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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Course 2 of 5 in the
Beginner Level
Approx. 9 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Offered by
Indian School of Business
The Indian School of Business has successfully put India on the global map of management education by nurturing young leaders with an understanding of developing economies and the society at large. Through innovations in curricula and pedagogy to reflect the shifting business landscape, the ISB is committed to providing the best venue for management education to meet the growing need to develop young leaders who can manage global challenges.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Basics of Investments
The first module discusses the basics of investment process and the time value of money. The concept of time value of money is extended to value assets with cash flows. In the process, we develop shortcuts for valuing annuities and perpetuities. The student is then introduced to the concept of Risk and Return. The module ends with a discussion of Utility theory.
2 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 62 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Concept of risk and return
The second module introduces the student to the concept of portfolio math and the concept of diversification. The student is taught how to construct the investment opportunity set with risky assets and risk-free asset.The student is then introduced to the concept of Market portfolio and the Capital market line.
2 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 59 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Understanding investments
2 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 52 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
2 hours to complete
Security analysis
The main focus of this module is portfolio performance evaluation. You will learn equity valuation.
2 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 58 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
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TOP REVIEWS FROM PORTFOLIO AND RISK MANAGEMENT
by SKJul 9, 2020
I felt very happy of completion of the course and Coursera designing the course structure by and flexibility to reschedule the deadline. Importantly the instructor knowledge on the subject is superb.
by ABMay 18, 2021
indeed ! A very detailed course on portfolio and risk management which felt challenging sometimes but its full of quality and learning for who is willing . thank you for providing this course
by SPJan 6, 2017
The professor did a great job simplifying the material down. The short videos really helped me get acclimated to the format of Coursera. The examples were very clear and easy to understand.
by DNSep 4, 2020
A good course for someone interested in knowing the mathematical intuitions behind the theories and the final assignment helps a lot in revising all major concepts in a detailed manner,
About the Financial Markets and Investment Strategy Specialization
The Investment Management Specialization teaches professional asset management of securities using portfolio management and behavioral aspects of finance. Specific topics include: an introduction to the basics of finance, how to evaluate risk and expected return, the behavioral aspect of investment strategy, and current trends.
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